Tyson Fury has revealed he has been messaging Oleksandr Usyk however is changing into much less involved in a trilogy fight.
Fury is set to return this weekend against Arslanbek Makhmudov in his comeback fight.
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It would be the Gypsy King’s first outing since shedding back-to-back clashes with present unified champion Usyk in 2024.
Fury has been gunning for revenge and earlier than making his preliminary retirement U-turn, he prompt he was coming again to pursue redemption against Usyk.
But it seems his focus proper now’s extra on the Battle of Britain conflict with Anthony Joshua.
Although he has revealed that he has been messaging Usyk in private, the place it’s in truth the Ukrainian who has joked he desires to fight once more.
He defined: “We speak over on Instagram and on Messenger and stuff.
“He said, ‘we will do the third fight very soon’, obviously – because I am the f**ing cash cow.
“They all want to fight ‘The Gypsy King’, of course they do. I said to him ‘are they going to give you the decision before we go in there?’, and he sent me some laughing faces, of course they are!
“It is what it is, no hard feelings, Oleksandr got his victories and fair play to him, but it’s not about Oleksandr anymore.
“Oleksandr has had his pay days, so f**k him … I don’t think I’m gonna get any fair play, ever.”
Usyk is clearly making an attempt to goad Fury, however a fight appears a distant chance.
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The British heavyweight was on the champion’s three-fight hit list earlier than he retires.
Fury wants Joshua next
For Fury now the pain of losing to Usyk seems a distant memory.
The Morecambe native is back and is chasing big commercially rewarding fights as he searches for one last hoorah.
A looming clash with Joshua seems to be the ideal next option if he comes through Makhmudov.
Joshua is likely to instead take a warm-up fight, having been involved in a car accident in December.
But the brash-talking Fury wants him to try and force through the fight next.
Boxing schedule
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The bout is being eyed for Dublin’s Croke Park in September as a substitute.
